Assistant Principal Eligibility Application - Spring 2024-2025

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA

Assistant Principal Eligibility Application Spring 2024-2025

NOW OPEN!

The School District of Philadelphia is excited to announce the opening of our Assistant Principal Eligibility Application Pool. We are seeking visionary leaders ready to make a significant impact in our schools and communities and Accelerate Philly. We invite you to apply to inspire the next generation of learners in the fastest-improving urban district in the nation!  You must possess an Administrative certification (out-of-state certifications must be eligible for reciprocity) and submit an application with your resume, references, and upload your essay responses.Your application will be evaluated based on your application, essays, and active certification.Once accepted into the pool, you will be eligible to apply for school-based positions as they become available.

Assistant Principal Eligibility Pool Process and Timeline

• Applications will be accepted from March 3 through March 21, 2025
• Completed applications will be reviewed and essays will be scored. To have your application considered complete, you must submit the application in Taleo with all relevant information AND upload  your essay response to the Google form linked HERE AND upload your active Pennsylvania administrative certification AND provide your PPID #.
  

ALL APPLICANTS  must submit an application in Taleo. 

• *If you were a candidate that applied to the Assistant Principal pool in Fall of 2024/2025 and made it to the interview process you DO NOT need to submit a new essay response. 
• *If you DID NOT make it to the interview process in Fall 2024/2025 you MUST complete a new essay response.  

Essay Questions are as follows and you MUST respond to each question:

• Essay Question #1
  • As you pursue the role of assistant principal, how have you worked to balance academic excellence with students' social-emotional development? Share examples of strategies you've used and evidence of  impact. (500 word maximum)
    
• Essay Question #2
  • As you aim for an assistant principal role, how do you plan to approach school budget management and resource allocation? Discuss any strategies or ideas you have for effectively recruiting, developing, and retaining staff to positively impact the school, focusing on leveraging your strengths and experiences in other areas.(500 word maximum)

Completed applications include

• SDP Application in Taleo HERE 
• Upload Essay Submission HERE
• Pennsylvania Department of Education Principal Certification ICandidates will be notified by March 27, 2025 if they will be invited to interview.

Information sessions:

• Assistant Principal Eligibility Pool Interest Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
• Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Location: ZOOM (Link will be shared with those who RSVP by March 7,  2025) RSVP HERE
  

NOTE: This is a Local 502 Commonwealth Association of School Administrators (CASA) represented role.

The School District of Philadelphia is committed to transforming the education opportunities it offers the city's 200,000 school-aged children. The School District of Philadelphia seeks school leaders who have a passion for working with children and leading innovation to ensure all students achieve.  With a diverse complement of over 200 schools, the School District of Philadelphia offers a wide range of school leadership opportunities.  Successful School District of Philadelphia Principals are highly motivated, persistent and creative educators who are able to align a school's resources, systems and people around a rigorous instructional program.  A principalship in the School District of Philadelphia provides the chance to be an integral part of an urban education renewal effort from its inception to be the fastest improving school district in the nation.

Job Summary

Assists the school principal in the provision of direction, leadership, and day-to-day management of educational activities within an assigned school. Plays an integral role in the establishment and maintenance of a school culture and climate that is conducive to learning, including overseeing the enforcement of school rules and regulations, and the implementation of disciplinary measures when deemed necessary. Oversees the student admission, dismissal, referral and retention processes, monitoring student and staff attendance, and supervising curriculum development activities. Supervises professional and paraprofessional personnel and provides administrative level liaison with internal and external components, constituents and programs. May serves as a member of the School Governance Council coordinating and manages school organizations and participates in the planning, implementation and administration of site-based management and decentralization plans.

Essential Functions

• Serves as part of the assigned school's administrative team; oversees the administration of school programs and the implementation of policies; assists in planning, organizing and evaluating services for professional and non-professional personnel such as staff development activities, resource management, and instructional program development.
• Interacts with teachers and other staff, and at the secondary school level with department heads and chairpersons, in the development of materials and methodologies for the delivery of personalized instructional programs; oversees staff providing instruction in alternative educational programs including Special Education, ESOL and Title I.
• May serve as a member of the School Council; participates in the development of a comprehensive educational plan designed to meet Outcome-Based Education guidelines, including curriculum integration and interdisciplinary approaches to learning; assists in the transition from traditional to Outcome-Based Education dimension; develops and oversees the implementation of revised assessment, evaluation and reporting methods.
• Tours the school building and its external perimeters to monitor safety and security; directs and coordinates staff supervision of areas such as hallways and cafeterias; ensures that schools rules and negotiations are enforced by security personnel on the premises, handles student disciplinary measures.
• Coordinates the provision of student support services; directs the support programs for students.
• Oversees the student admission and dismissal processes with feeder schools, including liaison activities at the elementary and secondary levels, and recruitment activities at the secondary school level; utilizes a computer-based record management system to access current student information.
• Conducts classroom observations on instructional staff; provides input to the school principal during the teacher evaluation process.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with community based groups, parents, students and District administrators; works collaboratively with Home and School Associations and student organizations; develops resources within the community.
• Coordinates extra-curricular and athletic activities; may engage in before-school, after-school and evening activities as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of:
  • the principles, methods and practices of elementary. middle and/ or secondary education.
  • the theories and principles of child growth and development.
• Considerable knowledge of:
  • the principles of elementary. middle and/ or secondary level educational administration.
  • current major educational issues.
• Knowledge of:
  • curriculum theory and development.
  • alternative educational programs.
  • the theory and principles pertaining to the decentralization of decision making authority and accountability for the educational process and outcomes to the individual school.
• Ability to:
  • utilize computer-based communications and record-keeping systems.
  • organize and coordinate the work of professional and paraprofessional personnel.
  • communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.